Florence Pannell
Florence Pannell | |
|---|---|
 Pannell on Money-Go-Round (1977) | |
| Born | December 26, 1868 |
| Died | October 20, 1980 (aged 111 years, 299 days) Kensington, London, England |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Title | Britain's oldest living person |
| Predecessor | Lilias Williams[5] |
| Successor | Jeanetta Thomas[5] |
| Spouse |
Robert Henry Pannell
(m. 1898; died 1905) |
| Children | 1[1] |
Florence Ada Bethia Pannell (née Neate; December 26, 1868 – October 20, 1980) was a British beauty care businesswoman and supercentenarian,[6] whose age of 111 years and 299 days has been validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation[3][4] and the Gerontology Research Group.[7] At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in Britain[1] and in Europe overall.[5]
Her only public appearance recorded on tape was a 1977 interview by Joan Shenton on Thames Television's Money-Go-Round.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Tenants". Women's Pioneer Housing. June 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
- ↑ Thatcher, Roger (2001). "The Demography of Centenarians in England and Wales". Population, an English Selection. 13 (1, Biodemographic Perspectives on Human Longevity). Institut National d'Études Démographiques: 139–156. ISSN 1169-1018 – via Persée.
- 1 2 "Showing results for all European supercentenarians who died in or are currently living in United Kingdom". European Supercentenarian Organisation. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
- 1 2 "Showing results for all validated British supercentenarians". Oldest in Britain. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "World's Oldest People 1980". Gerontology Research Group. December 31, 2002. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
- 1 2 "A 108-Year-Old Woman Recalls What It Was Like to Be a Woman in Victorian England". Open Culture. October 25, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Validated supercentenarian deaths in 1980". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
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